| 单词 | windthrow |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswindthrow windthrow n. the uprooting and blowing down of trees by the wind; also (usually attributive) of timber so uprooted. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > (area of) destruction of trees by snow or wind wood-sear1570 snow-break1837 wind-slash1866 windthrow1939 the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > uprooted by the wind windthrow1939 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [noun] > blowing down by the wind wind-blow1921 windthrow1939 1939 H. J. Lutz in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 237 392 This investigation was devoted particularly to the influence of tree windthrow on soil morphology. 1953 Brit. Commonw. Forest Terminol.: Pt. I (Empire Forestry Assoc.) 147 Windthrow, uprooted by wind; a tree or trees so uprooted. Syn. Windblow. 1966 Brit. Columbia Logging 3/1 They also can sell in their local areas wind-throw timber and stands threatened with destruction by disease or insects. 1981 N.Z. Jrnl. Forestry 26 96 Line transects recording soil depth and percentage windthrow were made through single-aged stands of trees where definite patterns of windthrow occurred. < as lemmas |
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